Supreme Court hearing the CBI’s plea against Kolkata police commissioner Rajeev Kumar directed him to appear before the agency in Shillong and to fully cooperate
New Delhi, February 5 (PTI): A three-judge bench of the apex court hearing the CBI’s plea against Kolkata police commissioner Rajeev Kumar on Tuesday, February 5, asked him to appear before the central investigating agency in Shillong and to fully cooperate in the investigation of Saradha chit fund scam. Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi said that the contempt petition will be dealt with later, reported ANI
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said that she was “absolutely happy” with the Supreme Court verdict directing Kolkata Police Commissioner Rajeev Kumar to appear before the CBI in Shillong.
Attorney General (AG) K K Venugopal opened the argument on behalf of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), alleging destruction of evidence in the chitfund scam case.
The Kolkata Police has provided doctored call data records, the AG said.
He also said Kolkata Police Commissioner Rajeev Kumar was heading the SIT set up by the West Bengal government to probe the case.
Senior advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi, appearing for Kumar alleged that the CBI's action was meant to score points.
The applications, accusing the Kolkata Police chief of destroying evidence related to the case, has alleged that an extraordinary situation has arisen in which top police officials of the West Bengal Police are sitting on a dharna along with a political party in Kolkata.
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has been sitting on a dharna since Sunday.
On Monday she described her sit-in over the CBI's attempt to question Kolkata Police chief as a "non-political" protest.
with PTI inputs
